A Quality Street box.

I think it has a lot to do with location because we recorded the album in California, Cornwall and Croydon. The freshness probably comes from Croydon, and the rock tradition comes from California. We recorded a lot of the album in Sound City in L.A, where Nirvana recorded ‘Nevermind.’ Also, our producer being strict and reining in our idiosyncrasies in the studio gave things a more rock sound. But then when we got back to Croydon after touring with bands like Babyshambles, we were able to get a bit crazy again.

Well, our Mums and Grans like it! So far in America all the old school rockers like it, and previously over here we were accepted by the underground music community, so we hope that it’ll be a going out record for a Thursday or Friday night. We’re lucky to have had good reviews, but because we were touring we weren’t around to have a reaction or throw up, which was good in a way. It seemed we were doing more in The States, so I’m glad it’s being well received over here, because I’d prefer to make it in England. England still has eccentricities that I thought the 90s and people like Simon Cowell had taken out. It’s nice to know that.

Incest.

Definitely! Hopefully we’ll cope and carry it through. We’ve set the bar for ourselves so high now that we just have to stay fit and work hard. Go out drinking four nights a week instead of seven!

Dan, where are we off to next? We were doing a gig in Wrexham last night and we’re just coming into Manchester now. We’re off to do some TV and radio with Mark Whiley I think. I’m not too good with names. But they said they have food!